AD 2018-11-14

Recurring final rule
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Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AD Number
2018-11-14
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2015-1421
FR Citation
83 FR 25885

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Boeing Company Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
aircraft Aviat Various Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

fatigue cracking in the lower outboard wing skin, which could result in failure and subsequent separation of the wing and winglet and consequent reduced controllability of the airplane.

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Required Actions

high frequency eddy current (HFEC) inspections for cracking of the lower outboard wing skin, and repair or modification if necessary. One of three follow-on actions: Repeating the HFEC inspections, modifying certain internal stringers and oversizing and plugging the existing fastener holes of the lower wing, or modifying the external doubler/tripler and doing repetitive post-modification inspections.

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Compliance Time

Within 6,000 flight cycles after doing the Part 2 repair, or within 18,000 flight hours since doing the Part 2 repair, whichever occurs first.

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Affected Aircraft

The Boeing Company Model 767-300 and -300F series airplanes.

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Retrieved: Apr 4, 2026

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